As you think back over your lifetime, you will probably remember several people, who stand out as being exceptional role models. A month ago we were thinking about Biblical Role Models, and one we considered was Simon Peter. Between that week and now our church has begun a Lenten Study, ...
30 Years Ago March 24, 1989 The old Stoner’s Pizza building came tumbling down last week to make room for a parking lot for Main Street and for the Memorial Building. S. L. Baumeier Co. knocked the building in and cleaned up the debris. Alfreda L. (Mrs. John) Steiert, 87, of Gladbrook, ...
Enjoy those easy-to-see large flocks of turkeys feeding in the fields while you can. In the next few weeks, the winter flocks will break up, and where you saw them last weekend is not where they’ll be when spring turkey hunting season opens in April. Bagging a wild turkey is a challenge for ...
Annoyed by the winter or loving every inch of it - take your pick. I personally love a snowy winter. Hunting and snowmobiling are a few things I personally enjoy. Seeing the pheasants, turkeys, deer, and many other animals struggle is hard for me to see. They are our next year’s crop of ...
Yesterday I made meatballs for dinner. No big deal, but it got me to thinking. I can throw a from-scratch batch of meatballs together in no time. I toss the ingredients into my meatball bowl like it’s not hard – because it isn’t. It hasn’t always been this way. Meatballs haven’t ...
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. -Romans 12:3- Most often, we are not what we think we are. But what we ...
30 Years Ago March 10, 1989 Chuck Sebbert is retiring as Fire Chief of the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department after 15 years and Vance Sebbert is the new Fire Chief of the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beenken will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. Joe and ...
Pretty sure they are. Many of Grundy County’s wildlife species are surly struggling with the plentiful snow, ice, and cold. It is a very common sight to see pheasants in groups picking along roadways across the county. These birds are scratching for a morsel of food, while picking pieces ...
We are quickly approaching "Funnel Week", which is when all policy bills need to be voted out of committee for them to be considered for further action. Each year hundreds of bills are filed, but only about 200 make it through the funnel deadline. Each individual legislator is able to file any ...
10 YEARS MARCH 19, 2009 Area chiropractors to lobby at state capitol. Abe Lincoln will come alive in Grundy County on April 2 at the Grundy Community Center. Shay Tucker & Jeff Becker will be married on April 11. Hilliary Silver & Mark Holcomb will be married on May 30 at First ...